He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League and the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship.

Hooley played junior rugby league for Dewsbury Moor before joining the Bradford Bulls Academy in 2014, aged 16.

[11] He missed the start of the 2023 season due to requiring surgery on an ankle injury suffered in training,[12] eventually making his Super League debut in March 2023 in a 12–20 defeat against Hull Kingston Rovers.

[15] Halifax won the match 12–10, with Hooley missing a difficult conversion following a last-minute Batley try, which would have taken the final into extra time.

[18] On 3 May 2024, it was announced that Hooley would join Featherstone Rovers in the RFL Championship on a two-week loan deal from Castleford.